Family offices continued to deploy capital across AI-driven enterprise software, engineered materials and food manufacturing in December and early January, while next-generation investors maintained selective exposure to health-care innovation.
Jan. 7 — AROA, the family office of OYO founder Ritesh Agarwal, made a strategic investment in C-Zentrix, an AI-driven customer engagement and contact-center software provider. The deal signals ongoing family-office interest in enterprise software platforms with scalable, technology-led growth potential. (Business Standard)
Jan. 6 — Single-family office Brodie Generational Capital Partners acquired Sur-Seal, a manufacturer of engineered materials solutions serving diversified industrial end markets. Financial terms were not disclosed. (PR Newswire)
Jan. 6 — PPC acquired NaturPak, a producer of bone broths, soups, sauces, wet pet food and high-growth ingredients. PPC is investing alongside NaturPak’s management team, led by CEO Aaron Jackson, who will continue to run the business. The acquisition builds on PPC’s track record in food manufacturing and private-label partnerships. Terms were not disclosed. (Business Wire)
Dec. 16 — Motier Ventures, the family office of Galeries Lafayette heir Guillaume Houzé, participated in a €7.2 million seed round for Lucis, an early-stage blood-testing company. The investment reflects continued next-generation family-office backing of health-care innovation despite a broader slowdown in early-stage deal activity. (Vestbee)